ALBERTO GIACOMETTI | Six têtes

Six studies of heads on the back of a program fold down center of sheet.

Galerie Flak, Paris
Private Collection, Paris (and sold: Christie's, Paris, October 9, 2013, lot 17)
Acquired at the above sale

Executed on the reverse of an exhibition invitation card. There is crease running vertically through the center of the sheet, which does not interfere with the composition. There is a faint flattened crease running horizontally across the center of the sheet. There is some tape residue along the vertical crease at the center of the sheet as well as the center of the upper edge and the upper right corner. The upper right corner is slightly skinned from a previous adhesive. There are handling creases throughout the sheet, most notably in the upper left and lower left corners, which curl upwards. There are some minor surface stains, mostly in the right half of the sheet. The work is in good condition.
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The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Giacometti and it is recorded in the Alberto Giacometti database as AGD 2765.